Hanger for garments



April 1939- RJ BERNHARDT v 2,155,886

- HANGER FOR GARMENT-S I Filed July 16, 1937 M491 Ber/M46 5% mi 77% Patented Apr. 25, 1939 UNITED STATE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to hangers for supporting various garments but is intended particularly for light-weight dresses which are apt to slip off the ordinary garment hanger.

The objects of the invention are to provide a hanger for dresses and the like, which will be simple and cheap in construction and eflicient in operation, and which will serve to secure or hold dresses or the like in position on the supporting bar; to provide an improved garment hanger having means for clamping the garment at either end of the supporting bar, which may be actuated by pressure on the clamping member at the center of the bar, said clamping member also coacting with the usual supporting members; to provide a device of the character set forth in which the clamping members constitute the ends of a leaf spring; and to provide such other advantages as will be described more fully hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention,

Figure l is a front view of my improved hanger showing the clamping members in engaged position and also showing them raised, in dotted lines;

Figure 2 is anenlarged detail sectional view of the central portion of the device; and

Figure 3 is a cross section taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

The drawing illustrates the invention as applied to a hanger having a. wooden supporting bar 5 of any suitable shape, although it may also be applied to other common forms of bars which may be formed of wire or the like. The supporting hook 6 has a shank or stem 1, the lower end of which engages with the hole 8 in the center of the bar. The stem has one or more lugs or projections 9 which are forced into the Wood and serve to keep the hook in fixed position with respect to the bar.

The hook is further held in position by a bracket In which has a saddle portion II that fits closely over the bar and is provided with a hole l2 for the stem 1, as shown in Figure 2. The transverse portion of the saddle engages with the projections 9 to hold the stem in position. The saddle is secured to the bar by means of a pin or rivet !3 that passes through the sides of the saddle and of the bar and engages with the end of the stem, so that these parts are all held securely in assembled position.

The bracket ID has outwardly and upwardly extending branches or arms I 4 which are preferably made channel-shaped in cross section to hole for engagement strengthen the same and which terminate in upwardly extending bearings IS.

The garment clamping means comprise a flat spring l6 having a hole ii at the center to provide a bearing on the stem 8 which holds the 5 spring against longitudinal movement but permits lateral movement of the central portion. The ends of the spring pass through holes or slots l8' in the bearings l5 and extend out to points adjacent to the ends of the bar 5. The ends are 10 provided with clamping members l9 preferably in the form of felt pads which are riveted or otherwise secured thereto.

The spring is curved or shaped so that the central support will cause the ends to press against the ends of the bar.

When the hanger is to be used, the user presses down on the center portion of the spring which causes the ends to be raised as shown indotted lines in Figure 1. The dress or other garment such as indicated at 2!] is then placed in positionv on the bar with the shoulders or shoulder straps located under the pads Q9. The spring or clamping member is then released, which permits the pads to press against the shoulder portions which hold the garment securely in position. It will also be noted that other garments of various kinds may be hung and clamped in position on the hanger, so that they will not be apt to become disengaged therefrom as in the other form of hangers.

While I have shown and described a perfected embodiment of my invention, it will be noted that changes may be made in the details of construction or arrangement of parts in order to adapt the same to different forms of hangers, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the particular construction shown except as specified in the following claims, in which I claim:

1. The combination with a garment hanger having a bar and supporting hook, of a spring extending longitudinally of the bar and having a with the hook, a bracket secured to the bar, and having upwardly extending bearings for the spring said bearings being spaced apart a suflicient distance so that pressure on the intermediate portion of the spring will raise the outer ends thereof for inserting and releasing garments and also being sufiiciently close to the hook to leave the outer ends of the bar free for receiving the garments, the spring being sufiiciently strong and bent so that the ends thereof are urged toward the bar with sufiicient pressure to hold the garment on the bar.

2. In a hanger, the combination of a bar, a

with the shank, whereby the spring is held against longitudinal movement while permitting transverse movement of the central portion thereof, said spring being sufficiently stifi" and formed so that the ends are pressed toward the bar with proper tension to hold the garments on the bar, and means at the ends of the spring for engagement with the garment to hold the same upon the bar.

RUDOLPH BERNHARDT. 

